Wednesday, December 9, 2009

IT'S REALLY WHAT KEPT THOSE TOWERS ERECT FOR ALL THOSE YEARS

Great. Now I won't be able to visit the Statue of Liberty without getting this image of her as a topless rock goddess. You thought XTC's "Statue of Liberty" was ridiculous - well, leave it to Jonathan King to actually put an image to that madness. Hey, why don’t we replace the statue of Justice blindfolded with a big poster of an oiled-up Lita Ford while we’re at it? Besides, this cover doesn’t even fit the music, to be perfectly honest. I mean, when you think of naked groupies and guitars raised over the head, are you really thinking of Starship, Mr. Mister and Whitney Houston? And are they really “the very best of USA entertainment?” It helps to know that Jonathan King, the man who “presents” this record whatever the fuck that means, is also the man responsible for two things in musical history: 1) the shitty solo hit “Everyone’s Gone to the Moon,” and 2) discovering Genesis, which means he’s directly responsible for “Su-Sussudio.” Therefore, the only thing Jonathan King should be “presenting” is the order for his own execution. Quickly. Before we start getting wet dreams about the Mona Lisa.

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